Koch urges AIDS tests for tourists and immigrants
New York Mayor Edward I. Koch urged mandatory AIDS testing for tourists and international business travelers to the United States, and for immigrants. He said positive tests should bar entry and that a federal law would be needed to enforce such measures. He noted confidentiality concerns and warned against using municipal hospitals for global treatment. He specified the policy would apply to new entrants, permanent residents, and tourists.
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New York
New York City
Edward I. Koch
Tuesee
United States
Koch
City Hall
State Senate okays cameras in courtrooms
The state Senate approved an 18 month pilot to allow television cameras in trial courts. Onondaga County senators Tarky Lombardi Jr. and Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann opposed the measure while District Attorney Richard A. Hennessy Jr. supported the idea but did not want the experiment starting there.
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Mario Cuomo
State Senate
Onondaga County
Tarky Lombardi Jr
Syracuse
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Richard A. Hennessy Jr
Evening note on press and freedom
A reflective comment emphasizes that even amid sharp scrutiny a free press remains society’s key safeguard for liberty. It frames journalism as essential to accountability, democracy, and public discourse in challenging times.
Volcker resignation stirs mixed reactions abroad
The article reports mixed international reactions to Alan Greenspan's nomination to succeed Paul Volcker as Federal Reserve chair. In London the pound rose slightly while the dollar fell to 1.6467 pounds, and in Tokyo the dollar weakened to 142.40 yen after a short rally. Bank of Japan Governor Sumita expressed confidence Greenspan will pursue Volcker-like policy and maintain policy coordination.
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London
Europe
Japan
Alan Greenspan
Paul Volcker
Federal Reserve Board
Volcker
Reagan
Greenspan
U.S
Senate
Daily Telegraph of London
Washington
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
Satoshi Sumita
Bersani resigns from Thruway post amid probe
Henry A Bersani, longtime Thruway Authority chairman, steps down to avoid embarrassment for Gov Mario Cuomo amid a federal grand jury probe related to former Mayor Lee Alexander. Bersani, 65, denies wrongdoing and cites personal reasons in a letter to Cuomo.
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State Thruway Authority
Henry A. Bersani
Federal Grand Jury
Lee Alexander
Bersani
Richard Grossman
Syracuse
Mario Cuomo
Grossman
Demosthenes Stathis
Alexander
Jamesville
Gregory D. Ferentino
Stathis
Ferentino
Secrecy Shrouds Allied Economic Summit Plans
President Reagan and allied leaders prepare for a Venice gathering focused on a new plan for international economic policy coordination. Secrecy surrounds details including oil tanker protection in the Persian Gulf and views on a U S Soviet missile treaty while finance ministers finalize a confidential policy document.
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Washington
Reagan
Venice
Italy
Air Force One
U.S
Persian Gulf
Treasury
James A. Baker II
Baker
Abrams says he was not authorized to tell truth before Congress
Assistant Secretary Flatt Abrams admitted deliberately misled Congress on U S aid to the Contras and a $10 million Brunei donation he said he could not disclose without authorization. He testified for nearly six hours amid clashes over foreign policy secrecy and a covert aid program.
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Abrams
Washington
Flatt Abrams
Congress
Congressional Committee
U.S
Nicaragua
Mark Belnick
John Nields
Senate Intelligence Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Intelligence Committee
Brunei
George Shultz
Executive Branch
Harvard Law
Rachel
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Volcker, Page AG
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